Ernest:
Thank you for your question. We decided not to allow truncated
representations
because there is an ambiguity about the meaning. Take for example,
2000-03-25T23.
Does this mean the instant 2000-03-25T23:00:00 or does it means the hour
that starts at
2000-03-25T23:00:00.
We have extensively revised the date and time datatypes. These will be
reflected in the
next WD. We would appreciate your comments.
All the best, Ashok
"Nishiseki, Ernest" <NishisekiE@DNB.com>@w3.org on 03/03/2000 10:35:26 AM
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Subject: Question on Data types
Hello,
I have been looking through the XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes W3C Working
Draft 25 February 2000
and have a question concerning the lexical representation of the
timeInstant
datatype (section 3.2.6.1
timeInstant Lexical Representation).
Does the timeInstant lexical representation support the ISO 8601 reduced
precision formats of time (i.e.,
can the fraction of seconds, seconds, minutes be omitted).
So, for example, are the following valid timeInstant literals:
2000-03-25T23:30:25
2000-03-25T23:30
2000-03-25T23
Also, is the same concept of reduced precision for time permissible in the
recurringInstant and time datatypes?
Thanks,
Ernest Nishiseki
Senior Architect
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